Minimum Wages Failing to Meet Living Costs

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Chequia and Malta have deficits of EUR 803,19 and EUR 796.59 respectively. Then Portugal appears, with a deficit of EUR 717.22, considering the cost of life and salary, indicates a study.

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A study published on Wednesday revealed that the national minimum wage (SMN) does not cover the basic costs of an adult in almost all the countries of the European Union (EU) and Portugal is even among the worst places, at a time when the value is EUR 870. Which path will follow the minimum wage in Portugal? According to the Government's programme known in June, the Executive of Luis Montenegro wants to "ensure the increase of the minimum wage f…

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"You can't live on the minimum wage. And the real purchasing power of Czech wages has fallen the most in the entire European Union in the last five years," says anthropologist and analyst Lucie Trlifajová. In Studio N, she talks about what a person should cover in order to lead a dignified life - and why it remains out of reach for a large part of people.

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The most critical situation is in Cyprus, where a minimum net wage of 886 euros is applied and the average monthly cost of life is in EUR 1,801,90. In the case of a family of four people, the average income continues to be insufficient in 16 EU countries and Portugal is at the top of three.

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The minimum wage does not cover the basic costs of an adult in almost all the countries of the European Union, except Belgium, and Portugal is among the worst places, has concluded a study by the Gisma University of Applied Sciences. "A recent study by the Gisma University of Applied Sciences reveals that in almost all countries of the European Union, the minimum legal wage does not cover the basic costs of life of individuals -- and much less o…